The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.
Dryden.
6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge;
mortal power.
The voice of God To mortal ear is dreadful.
Milton.
7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal
hours. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.
Mortal foe, Mortal enemy, an inveterate, desperate, or implacable
enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.
Mor"tal, n. A being subject to death; a human being; man. "Warn poor
mortals left behind." Tickell.
Mor*tal"i*ty (?), n. [L. mortalitas: cf. F. mortalité.] 1. The
condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the
necessity of dying.
When I saw her die, I then did think on your mortality.
Carew.
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